Solution-Compute the activity rates for the activity cost

Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools

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Exercise - Comprehensive Activity-Based Costing Exercise

Advanced Products Corporation has supplied the following data from its activity-based costing system:

Overhead Costs
Wages and salaries	$300,000
Other overhead costs	100,000
Total overhead costs	$400,000

Activity Cost Pool	Activity Measure	Total Activity for the Year
Supporting direct labor	Number of direct labor-hours	20,000 DLHs
Order processing	Number of customer orders	400 orders
Customer support	Number of customers	200 customers
Other	This is an organization-sustaining activity	Not applicable

Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activates:

	Supporting Direct Labor	Order Processing	Customer Support	Other	Total
Wages and salaries	40%	30%	20%	10%	100%
Other overhead costs	30%	10%	20%	40%	100%

During the year, Advanced Products completed one order for a new customer. Shenzhen Enterprises. This customer did not order any other products during the year. Data concerning that order follow:

Data Concerning the Shenzhen Enterprises Order
Units ordered	10 units
Direct labor-hours	2 DLHs per unit
Selling price	$300 per unit
Direct materials	$180 per unit
Direct labor	$50 per unit

Required:

1. Prepare a report showing the first-stage allocations of overhead costs to the activity cost pools.

2. Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools.

3. Calculate the total overhead costs for the order from Shenzhen Enterprises including customer support costs.

4. Calculate the customer margin for Shenzhen Enterprises.

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